Immersive sound
Steven Maes |
TEDxMechelen
• February 2019
Steven Maes has been experimenting with sound tools for the past twenty five years, using everything from lamp microphones to 360 video and Ambisonic immersive sound technology. Passionate about classical music, he has directed television programs, made hundreds of recordings and mastered CDs for popular music artists from Adamo to Lost Frequencies. His recordings have been praised in BBC Music Magazine Diapason and Gramophone. His DVD 392 (on Pieter Wispelwey’s recording of the Bach Cello Suites) was met with great acclaim. Classica selected his recording of Debussy’s La Mer (Brussels Philharmonic) as the best classical reference of all time. Recently he made recordings with London Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestra, in 2016 & 17 Steven made two recordings that won the prestigious Echo Classic in Germany. Currently Steven owns MotorMusic studios in Mechelen and works at the Music Research faculty at PXL University College in Hasselt, Belgium, where he supervises thesis projects and teaches studio techniques.